Antti-Jussi Niemi was born September 22, 1977 in Vantaa, Finland. The fourth round, 81st overall selection of the Ottawa Senators in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, Niemi spent the early part of his playing career with Jokerit Helsinki in the Finnish Elite League before making his North American debut in 2000-01.

Upon his arrival in North America, Niemi split his first season whith the Mighty Ducks and the team's AHL affiliate in Cincinnati before spending the majority of the 2001-02 season in Cincinnati. After only a two-year stint in North America, the Vantaa native opted to return overseas.

On the international stage, Niemi has represented Finland twice at the World Junior Championships (1996-1997) and seven times at the World Championships (1998-2001, 2004, 2005 and 2008).

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1992-93

Jokerit Helsinki U18

Fin-U18

2

0

0

0

2

1993-94

Jokerit Helsinki U18

Fin-U18

13

1

1

2

8

1993-94

Jokerit Helsinki Jr.

Fin-Jr.

33

0

3

3

26

1994-95

Jokerit Helsinki U18

Fin-U18

10

3

5

8

42

1994-95

Jokerit Helsinki Jr.

Fin-Jr.

24

4

8

12

74

1994-95

Finland

EJC-A

5

0

1

1

7

1995-96

Jokerit Helsinki Jr.

Fin-Jr.

34

11

18

29

56

8

0

4

4

39

1995-96

Haukat Jarvenpaa

Finland-2

4

0

2

2

8

1995-96

Jokerit Helsinki

Finland

6

0

2

2

6

1

0

0

0

0

1995-96

Finland

WJC-A

6

3

1

4

43

1996-97

Jokerit Helsinki Jr.

Fin-Jr.

2

0

1

1

2

2

0

1

1

2

1996-97

Jokerit Helsinki

Finland

44

2

9

11

38

9

0

2

2

2

1996-97

Finland

WJC-A

6

0

2

2

8

1997-98

Jokerit Helsinki Jr.

Fin-Jr.

3

1

1

2

2

2

1

2

3

0

1997-98

Jokerit Helsinki

Finland

46

2

6

8

71

8

0

1

1

0

1997-98

Jokerit Helsinki

EuroHL

6

0

1

1

6

1997-98

Finland

WC-A

9

0

0

0

6

1998-99

Jokerit Helsinki

Finland

53

3

7

10

107

3

0

0

0

2

1998-99

Jokerit Helsinki

EuroHL

6

2

2

4

4

2

0

1

1

0

1998-99

Finland

WC-A

10

1

1

2

8

1999-00

Jokerit Helsinki

Finland

53

8

8

16

77

11

0

3

3

6

1999-00

Finland

WC-A

9

0

0

0

0

-1

2000-01

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

NHL

28

1

1

2

22

-6

2000-01

Cincinnati Mighty Ducks

AHL

36

3

8

11

26

+7

2000-01

Finland

WC-A

9

0

1

1

10

-1

2001-02

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

NHL

1

0

0

0

0

-1

2001-02

Cincinnati Mighty Ducks

AHL

39

10

9

19

25

+1

3

1

1

2

2

2002-03

Jokerit Helsinki

Finland

48

6

11

17

42

1

0

0

0

0

2003-04

Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg

Sweden

47

4

14

18

74

10

4

1

5

20

2003-04

Finland

WC-A

7

1

2

3

4

+6

2004-05

Frolunda HC Goteborg

Sweden

45

4

9

13

78

14

0

0

0

41

2004-05

Finland

WC-A

7

2

0

2

4

-1

2005-06

Frolunda HC Goteborg

Sweden

49

1

4

5

60

17

0

1

1

10

2005-06

Finland

Olympics

8

0

0

0

2

0

2006-07

Frolunda HC Goteborg

Sweden

48

3

11

14

110

2007-08

Frolunda HC Goteborg

Sweden

54

1

4

5

79

7

1

1

2

35

2007-08

Finland

WC-A

9

0

1

1

28

2008-09

Lada Togliatti

KHL

37

0

2

2

30

2009-10

Jokerit Helsinki

Finland

51

1

8

9

74

3

0

0

0

14

2010-11

Jokerit Helsinki

Finland

38

1

2

3

78

7

0

1

1

12

2011-12

Jokerit Helsinki

Finland

43

1

7

8

52

2

0

0

0

2

2012-13

Jokerit Helsinki

Finland

39

2

7

9

36

6

0

0

0

29

2013-14

Jokerit Helsinki

Finland

32

2

4

6

31

NHL Totals

29

1

1

2

22

Rights traded to Anaheim by Ottawa with Ted Donato for Patrick Lalime, June 18, 1999. Signed as a free agent by Jokerit Helsinki (Finland), August 13, 2002. Officially announced his retirement, December 19, 2014.